Vocalists featured on new album include Kate Myers, Heather Horton, Karin Bergquist (from Over the Rhine), Lindsay Bloom, Laura Macowan and Linda Hicks; Instrumentalists include Ernie Adams (drums & percussion), Neal Alger (guitars), Leah Bateman (cello), Tygus Darr (guitars), Aaron Dewinter (drums & percussion), Ryan Edgington (violin & viola), Tony Gerber (guitars), Brian Harner (drums & percussion), Kevin Heckaman (bass), Kent Heckaman (piano, keyboards & percussion), Michael Lewis (bass), Kirby Shelstad (drums & percussion), Lara Turner (cello), Patrick Williams (bass); Produced by Kent Heckaman
Influences
Nouvelle Vague, Cowboy Junkies, Feist, Skye, Radiohead, Suzanne Vega, Ryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Laura Veirs, Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star), Two Loons for Tea, Brian Eno, Radiohead, Pat Metheny, Michael Hedges, Tori Amos, Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Over the Rhine, Liz Story, Neil Young, Alan Parsons, Elton John, Vangelis, Theivery Corporation, Michael Manring, Erik Satie, Nat King Cole
Kent is a seasoned music producer and musician. On his latest release "Songs From Those Days", Kent joins forces with vocalists Kate Myers, Heather Horton, Lindsay Bloom and Karin Bergquist (from Over the Rhine) on a melancholy, sultry acoustic album (ala Sarah McLachlan)...and Hey Fans! XM/SIRIUS RADIO NOW FEATURING MUSIC FROM KENT'S NEW CD - SONGS FROM THOSE DAYS!
Here is what the critics are saying about Kent’s new album Songs From Those Days:
"Kent Heckaman reaches to a musical part of the soul we all try to reach and it's done while keeping a sound that is fresh...the music is timeless and that's a quality not easy to come across...there is nothing negative to be said about this disc." A&R Select, June, 2008
“Kent Heckaman’s album Songs From Those Days has a dreamy, ethereal quality to it and sparkles with classical sensibilities...The haunting voices of youth bring stories to life on this album…I just love the smoky, sultry feel of Kent’s acoustic piano along with the edge of Kate Myers in a stellar vocal performance.” Rachel Sedacca, Indie-Music.com, July, 2008
“Pianist Kent Heckaman takes a leap towards prominence with the release of his second album, Songs From Those Days…follows the Santana archetype with Heckaman laying the framework and structure, creating a gentle balance with the whispery vocals that float alongside his keystrokes….masterful musicianship and piano-centric aesthetic are complimented by the record’s genuine and soulful feel.” Trevor Dye, ReviewYou.com, June, 2008
“I recommend this album to anyone that thinks…While I keep a file of everything that is sent to Guaranteed Reviews, I don’t usually keep the music in my personal rotation – but I’ll be doing exactly that with Kent Heckaman’s Songs From Those Days.” Steve Perry, GuaranteedReviews.com, June, 2008
“Fans of Tori Amos and Norah Jones will find much to like here, as Heckaman displays a lot of the same ambient melancholy as those artists…a well-produced indie project” Michael Ehret, The Daily Vault Music Review Magazine, June, 2008
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